The Ning Province's Yi Qi Sect was the best in the field of formations, but other sacred grounds and palaces had their own as well.
That was why no one was surprised to see Xie Tian set up a few formations so casually. After all, Xie Tian was a genius who had read the Daoist scriptures of the second hall.
"Wuzhen, you're trying to use pills to attract spirit beasts?"
Shen Wei's small eyes lit up, but he said worriedly, "I remember that the Sevendawn Dream Grass is extremely attractive to spirit beasts, but after it's made into a pill, the effect is negligible."
Xie Tian didn't expect Shen Wei to know about this. He explained, "The Seven Dawn Dream Grass attracts the scent of spirit beasts, which is neutralized by other spirit herbs. Therefore, I borrowed a few other spirit pills and burned it with fire to release it."
"I see!" Shen Wei was overjoyed. "So this is how you read the Daoist scriptures?"
Xie Tian nodded and smiled. "There are countless scriptures in the Daoist Scriptures, and the path of alchemy is even more boundless. I just memorized everything."
"Haha, then why worry about losing the bet?"
Shen Wei was so happy that his face was like a flower, and the soldiers were also beaming with joy.
Xie Tian shook his head. "Although we can attract spirit beasts, we still need to kill them ourselves. That's the only way to convince the people of the Yunzhou."
The scent of the Sevendawn Dream Grass was finally released under Xie Tian's rough hands, and it quickly spread in all directions.
"A thousand miles to the east, there's a group of beasts charging." Xie Tian frowned and ordered, "Eleven of you, follow me. The rest of you stay here and protect His Highness."
Even with the protection of the special concealment formation, Xie Tian wouldn't be careless. He left half of his men and only took eleven to charge a thousand miles away.
As soon as the group left, the expressions of those who stayed behind changed. They then turned their heads to look at the sky. In just three breaths' time, a golden cloud pressed down from the sky.
"A flock of Jade Peck Golden Eagles!"
Shen Wei's face twitched. The Jade Peck Golden Eagles were peak-level spirit beasts with a violent nature. Their golden eyes could see through thousands of obstacles, and they were especially good at attacking groups. There were at least a thousand of them in this golden cloud, and there were only twenty-two people around him.
"Your Highness, let us escort you to escape!"
The soldiers' faces turned pale. They didn't think that the array that Xie Tian had casually set up would be able to fool the Jade Beak Golden Eagle.
Shen Wei swallowed his saliva and gritted his teeth. "No, I have confidence in Wu … Wu Zhen!"
Everyone looked at each other in dismay. How come we can't hear the confidence you have in the leader from your stammering words?
Just as everyone's hearts were pounding, the flock of Jadepeck Gold Condors flew over like lightning. Thousands of pairs of golden eyes pierced through the array and transmitted the cruelty in their eyes to everyone.
Shen Wei took out the mirror with trembling hands and was about to shout for help.
"It's over!"
"I pledge my life to protect His Highness!"
The soldiers were in despair and just as they were about to pick up the carriage and escape, they saw the Jade Beak Golden Eagle flying past them without any intention of stopping to attack. Only a few droppings fell to the ground.
"This … Does this count as me being attacked?" Because his face was big, a pile of bird droppings easily hit Shen Wei. He reached out to wipe away the droppings and muttered in a daze.
Having escaped death, everyone let out a sigh of relief. However, when they saw Shen Wei's embarrassed appearance, they immediately burst into laughter.
But in the next moment, they regained their senses and looked at each other with bewilderment.
"The Jade Beak Golden Eagle clearly saw us, why didn't it attack?"
"There must be something special about this concealment array."
"Team Wu, this is too unbelievable!"
"Team Wu, Jade Beak Golden Eagle!" The soldier following Xie Tian exclaimed. "It's coming from His Highness's side!"
Xie Tian's expression didn't change. "His Highness is fine. We will form a group of three and coordinate with each other. We will start killing the beast horde."
The eleven of them were very worried about Shen Wei's safety, but they could only listen to orders.
"Remember, we only have half an incense stick's worth of time. Once the time is up, immediately gather towards me!"
Xie Tian shouted and charged towards the beast horde with the other two beside him.
The Seven Dawn Dream Ru Grass had a fatal effect on Spirit Beasts. After Xie Tian released it, any Spirit Beast that smelled it would instantly go crazy.
The crazed Spirit Beasts increased the difficulty of killing by several times, but it wasn't a problem for Xie Tian.
Under his perfect command, they could kill a Spirit Beast in just two or three breaths. After killing it, they would quickly store it in their interspatial pouches and continue hunting.
In just twenty breaths, Xie Tian's team of twelve had already killed more than a hundred and sixty Spirit Beasts. Just Xie Tian alone had killed more than a hundred Spirit Beasts.
"Time's up!"
"Retreat!"
"Gather towards Team Wu!"
The death camp's order was like a mountain. All the soldiers stopped without any hesitation and immediately flew towards Xie Tian.
Xie Tian released his divine sense and led the group against the Spirit Beast horde. After thirty breaths, they finally managed to charge out of the Spirit Beast horde.
The moment they came out, everyone's expression changed. There was a black wave coming towards them from the distance. This black wave was made up of nearly ten thousand Spirit Beasts.
Everyone turned to look at Xie Tian, their eyes filled with fear and respect. Only now did they know why Xie Tian had given them the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn. If they were even half an hour late, they would be surrounded by the sea of beasts and die without a doubt.
"Can you still fight?" Xie Tian asked coldly.
"Fight!"
"Let's go!"
Xie Tian glanced at the Jade Beak Golden Eagle in the sky before turning around and charging in another direction.
Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, eight hours had passed.
During this period of time, there was a constant flow of Spirit Beasts flying past them. However, Shen Wei and the others weren't alarmed at all. Instead, they looked at the crazed Spirit Beasts with smiles on their faces.
"This is truly a spectacle. Normally, we wouldn't be able to observe Spirit Beasts at such a close distance."
"Heh, Team Wu's formation is truly profound. I wonder if he's willing to teach it to us. I'll pay ten million."
"You're thinking too much. If we give this formation to the death camp, just the reward alone will be over a hundred million."
Another eight hours passed, and Xie Tian finally returned with his group.
The group of twelve was exhausted, but they couldn't hide their joy.
"Wuzhen, how was the harvest?" Shen Wei asked expectantly.
Xie Tian cupped his fists and reported, "In fourteen hours, we killed three thousand five hundred second rank Spirit Beasts, six hundred third rank Spirit Beasts, and a hundred and twenty-nine fourth rank Spirit Beasts."
Shen Wei was so excited that his body was trembling. "Hahahaha! You really did what you said. I'm so happy!"
After replacing the eleven people, Xie Tian was about to lead another group to hunt when Shen Wei stopped him.
"That's right, Wuzhen, this formation of yours."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him in a daze, Xie Tian said, "This formation is recorded in a nameless scripture in the Dao Palace. It's called the Earth Fiend Pill Concealment Formation. It uses Spirit Pills to form a formation. Not only can it hide, it can also emit an aura that Spirit Beasts hate."
"I see."
"This formation is specifically targeted at Spirit Beasts. I've never heard of it before."
"Team Wu, can you teach this formation to us?"
Xie Tian smiled. "After the Autumn Hunt, everyone will get one."
Everyone was ecstatic!
"Team Wu is mighty!"
"Boss Wu, I'll take you as my team leader."
"Haha, we've earned a lot this time. We got drunk with His Highness, got a strange formation, and even got a boss!"
The abnormality of King Zhao's group finally affected the overall situation of the Autumn Hunt.
"Damn it, the Spirit Beasts have gone crazy."
"This is the smell of the Seven Dawn Dream Grass. Who's so shameless?"
Ten thousand miles ahead of Xie Tian's group, a group of enemies rushed out of the Spirit Beasts. Although there were no casualties, they were unable to continue hunting.
Because of the Seven Dawn Dream Grass, even the experts of the Beast Taming Sect could not control the berserk Spirit Beasts, let alone kill them.
"Following the Spirit Beasts, the people of the Jin Dynasty are too shameless!"
Seeing the groups of Spirit Beasts roaring out of the forest and ignoring them, the Third Prince of the Jin Dynasty and Divine Battle Axe of King Qin were expressionless.
Beside Divine Battle Axe, there was a shadow of a middle-aged scholar. He glanced in the direction of Xie Tian and smiled. "His Highness King Zhao has made his move."
"What move?" Divine Battle Axe asked.
"A strange move. It suits King Zhao's carefree personality."
Divine Battle Axe's eyes flashed. "If Second Brother can win, then it will be a complete victory."
The middle-aged scholar's eyes flashed. He shook his head and smiled. "Not necessarily. His Highness has always been stable. Even if he can win, it will not be a complete victory. He will definitely win the bet, but …"
"But what?" Divine Battle Axe was confused.
"King Qin will know when the time comes."
At this moment, in the Golden Carriage.
Duanmu Qiu's face was full of bitterness. His eyes were filled with shock, unwillingness, and anger.
It was this complicated look that made Shen Feng smile.
Because it was complicated, it was real.
So he knew that Duanmu Qiu had placed his hopes on Shen Wei. But he did not expect that the carefree Shen Wei would use his favorite candy to give Duanmu Qiu a slap in the face.
"Seven Dawn Dream Grass Pill, hehe!"
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